Atrophy- at·ro·phy | \ ˈa-trə-fē: a wasting away or progressive decline, decrease or decline from disuse This past President’s Day my son Justin and I had a bachelor weekend. Justin’s 19, works full time at Shady Maple Farmers Market and will be going to university in the fall, so I really treasure any time we can spend together. Pam and Katelyn took advantage of the 3-day weekend by visiting some friends in Virginia, so we pretty much had the run…
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 Waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be. – John Ortberg Yesterday and today (February 9-10) is the culmination of 18 months of work and waiting. After a year and a half, 2nd Mennonite Church in Philadelphia is finally getting a new roof. And it has been so worth…
I think I can honestly say that yesterday (February 1, 2022) was the most unusual day I’ve had in 30+ years of pastoral ministry. And that’s saying a lot! It all started around 7:30 AM when our staff text group started buzzing. I was brushing my teeth preparing to leave for the church when my phone exploded with multiple text notifications… ding, ding, ding…. Gwen, our children’s ministry director and Diane our bookkeeper were trying to get to the church,…